viewing
 : Robbers in the Night
Approach:One to one
1.5Mb
Resources: Comic picture cards labelled 1 – 5 (year 4), 1 – 6 (year 8).

Questions / instructions

    
1,2,3
    
4,5, (6 year 8 only)
  % responses
y4
y8

1. I'm going to give you some pictures from part of a Mickey Mouse comic, and I want you to put them in an order that makes a story. You will need to place the pictures in one row.
Give student cards in a stack, numbered 1 to 5[6].

Chosen order: 5,3,4,2,[6],1
87
83
3,5,4,2,[6],1
4
8
other
9
9

Allow time.
2. Now could you tell me the story shown by the cartoons, and point to each picture as you go.

Story links: all pictures in a logical order
75
82
some pictures linked in a logical order
21
16
no clear linkage
4
2
Details: all pictures mentioned in detail
12
13
some pictures mentioned in detail
34
38
no details
55
49
Creativity: story rated creative
15
15

3. The pictures don't show how this part of the comic story ended. Try to think of 3 possible endings it could have, and tell me each one as you think of it. You might like to think of funny or unusual endings.

Number of appropriate endings given: 3
61
79
2
24
14
1
12
6
none
3
1
Evidence of creativity: high
12
9
quite high
23
21
moderate
34
42
low
31
28

Commentary:
Most students at both year levels were able to see a sensible order in which to place the pictures, and to tell the associated story in a little detail. Year 8 students were a little more successful than year 4 students, despite the challenge of dealing with an extra picture. However, year 8 students showed no more creativity in their responses than did the year 4 students.

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